Clever elephants can think before they act: Researchers Find Asian Elephants Can Resist Impulsive Behavior

https://www.gc.cuny.edu/news/cuny-researchers-find-asian-elephants-can-resist-impulsive-behavior

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/scientificarticles/p/1398512/clever-elephants-can-think-before-they-act-researchers-find-asian-elephants-can-resist-i

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Solumbran@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 7d (3 replies)

Isn't it like, most animals?

There was this study showing that bees were doing a cost-benefit balance about resources, which is also thinking against impulse. Are we going to pretend to be shocked about every new study that shows that animals are sentient, just so that we can delude ourselves more into thinking that it's not immoral to kill them?

VeganBtw@piefed.social · 4 pts · 7d

Just wanted to stop here to approve of this message. Thanks for your attention.

deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 7d

I assume the news is more that there has been a robust study done that proves it.

SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 6d

Thank you. I had someone just yesterday try to pull the "fish don't really feel pain" bullshit on me.

Meanwhile:

For rainbow trout, an estimated 10 (1.9–21.7) minutes of moderate to extreme pain (Hurtful, Disabling and Excruciating pain combined) are endured by each trout due to air asphyxia

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-04272-1

hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 7d

so, they'd make a better US President then the current one ?

deHaga@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 7d

What if they only think they are clever?

Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 7d

I'd love to see a followup with something like the marshmallow test.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment

devfuuu@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 7d

Smarter than humans.

Palerider@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 7d

So they're smarter than some humans who are currently running countries?